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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 11 · Chapter 2: Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras
11.2.1211.2.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.2.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 11.2.11inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Vasudeva

त्वया परमकल्याण: पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तन: ।

स्मारितो भगवानद्य देवो नारायणो मम ॥ १३ ॥

tvayā parama-kalyāṇaḥ

puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ

smārito bhagavān adya

devo nārāyaṇo mama

Translation

Today you have made me remember my Lord, the supremely blissful Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. The Supreme Lord is so auspicious that whoever hears and chants about Him becomes completely pious.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Sincere Service Brings Renewed Remembrance

  1. 1

    Nārada thanked Vasudeva for reminding him of his supremely blissful Lord, Nārāyaṇa. Hearing and chanting about the Lord makes one completely pious.

  2. 2

    The purport identifies Nārāyaṇa here as Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, who acted as Nārada’s spiritual master in this devotional service.

  3. 3

    Nārada’s absorption in worshiping Kṛṣṇa had made him forget Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa. By Kṛṣṇa’s arrangement, a sincere servant is again reminded of the Personality of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • The word nārāyaṇa in this verse refers to the incarnation of Godhead Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, who acted as Nārada’s spiritual master in this dharma.
  • The word smārita, “he is brought back to memory,” indicates that because of Nārada’s absorption in the worship of Kṛṣṇa he had forgotten Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
  • In other words, if intense engagement in devotional service makes one sometimes forget the Personality of Godhead, by Kṛṣṇa’s arrangement such a sincere servitor will again be reminded of the Personality of Godhead.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Foreboding → Devotional urgency. Uddhava realizes that Kṛṣṇa's visible association is nearing an end.

Chapters 1–6 of Canto 11: The Yadu curse, the nine Yogendras and farewell signs. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

They were direct associates of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Madhusūdana, and wandered freely to give protection to the various planets in the universe. The human body can be lost at any moment, but it is still a very rare attainment.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tvayāby you
  2. paramasupremely
  3. kalyāṇaḥblissful
  4. puṇyavery pious
  5. śravaṇahearing
  6. kīrtanaḥand chanting (about whom)
  7. smāritaḥbrought to memory
  8. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 11.2

    In this verse: “chants”, “chanting”, “hearing”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 11.2

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “worshiping”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps renew my remembrance of the Lord?

Practice

Read this translation aloud, giving attention to the Lord’s name and qualities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySincere Service Brings Renewed RemembranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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